South Brunswick High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Monmouth Junction, NJ)

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Terry's really interested in the guest speaker in . The guest speaker brings smiles to the classroom Cooperative Office Education is a work study program open to seniors. They are placed in local business offices to gain on the job training. Students also attend a class period designated for reviewing skills and techniques related to their work experience. They also learn interviewing techniques, resume writing, and human relations skills. Students in this course are scheduled on a half day basis and are then required to provide their own transportation to their work site. They are paid at least the minimum wage and are required to work at least fifteen hours per week. The prerequisite for this program is at least one business course. Each student must be interviewed by the COE coordinator and must have approval to take this course. , l K 1 ., Ll' is ., X

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Making a Party with FH Future Homemakers of America has grown in our high school this year. This nationwide organization has a main goal of developing leadership abilities in it's members. The girls involved in this activity spend time at after school meetings to organize and plan ways to raise funds for the FHA convention held at the end of the year. This year they involved themselves in many contests and competitions in- cluding one called The Soup of the Month . They also have catered to local events and served refreshments at the Arts 81 Crafts show held here in December. Their time spent together isn't all work and no fun though. They manage to slip in some fun once in a while. At Christmas time they held their annual Christmas party together and drenched themselves on overwhelming amounts of their own homemade food. This year's members include: Madhu Ramana, Suja Sudararaj, Rekha Menon, Sunita Bonde, losephine Lai, Anu Gupta, Sabrina Tsay, Alexandra Baldassi, Manesha Panekh, Sarah Nunley, Claudia Guzman, Marta De Bari, Irene Chen, Karen Duchnowski, Karen Greene, Olga Georgides, Sue Smith, Colleen Kulchar, Wendy Vodak, Uyen Tran, Dawn Hallowell and Ad- visor - Ms. Fekete. sr 'Y o ,ikfft ivikj DAX mimi, WM 55 ing UNLIMITED FEW The Unlimited Few, advised by Mrs. Ralph, is a group consisting of mainly minority students who hope to promote black awareness in SBHS and in our community. The club met every other Thursday this year. The organization held fund raisers to gain funds for their numerous field trips. The group had many speakers come in throughout the year to talk about making it on your own. They stressed having pride within yourself which is a main goal for the group to achieve. In February once again the Unlimited Few put together their annual Black History month display in the hallway showcase. The display was organized with hope to inform the school of the importance of black individuals and their inpact on our world and enviorment. 'W i 'Indira it

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Hot Off the Viking Press Many talented students spend afterschool time to write and edit articles for The Viking Press. The newspaper is Organized to inform the student body of the many current events that happen around the school throughout the year. The paper covers everything from classroom news to sports to trivial games. This year's school newspaper, advised by Mrs. Hill, accomplished to send at least one issue every other month. The students involved in this activity say that they enjoy the experience that they get in interviewing and communicating with the teachers and their fellow classmates. It's a great learning adventure. There is hard workin editing. Sandy Lan, Uyen Tran,Irene Chen , Sunita Bonde, Rekah Menon, Madhu Ramana, THuy Nguyen, Tamara Alexander fEditor in Chiefl, leanne Katz, Mrs. Lott tadvisorjptback rowlg losephine Lai, Chris Chen tCo-Editorl, Suja Sundararaj, Matt Leung Gene Rickle tfront rowj ' ... .X Qs C2 Chris Carbone, Krishnan Anantharaman, Adam Greenberg, Reese Mun- day, Neil Kitridge, Gene Rickie lback rowip Tamara Alexander-Editor in Chief, Merideth Heisler, jill Dnrhnnwfki, julie Sandler, Michele Russo, Josephine Lai, Lara Settles, ldena Visaya tmiddle rowlp Lori Moore, Gargi Sicar, Chris Chen, Suia Sundararai, Rekah Menon ffront rowl It takes cooperation to be successful. For Those Who Love Literature Eidelon is our high school literary and art magazine. The students involved in this activity meet once a week and evaluate work that has been submitted by other students in order to publish it in the magazine. Those which are voted to be superior works, by the Eidelon staff, are printed in the magazine. The magazine includes not only creative short stories and poems but also fine art work. The magazine is sold once a year in May. This year's advisor was Mrs. Lott who says that the students work hard to decide which pieces are the best to include, and they learn the skills of editing while they have fun in an extra curricular activity. 193